Example sentences of "had [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to do so we must go back to the very beginning of society , explain the original trauma and then consider what consequences it has had for modern times ; for , as we shall see in a later chapter , an inability to accept the truth about ourselves and our societies is probably the most dangerous threat to the successful solution of our present cultural crisis and is certainly the chief obstacle to progress in the sciences of man . |
| 2 | There are also no bonuses to be had for long service to JS when you are non-management . |
| 3 | Those people who have had deep religious experiences often talk about them with a sense of awe — the feeling many of us have had as little children when we 've been in the presence of something powerful and magnificent . |
| 4 | Perhaps wisely , Robert Fullerton did not insist on that particular post , and offered the politician an easier alternative , though one considerably inferior in value to that of an inspector of customs , by suggesting that a lieutenancy of marines might be had through political interest . |
| 5 | The last three years have had below average rainfall . |
| 6 | Inverness has also had of late years its annual Christian convention . |
| 7 | I was a little concerned though when the makers of ‘ MiniMag ’ asked what experience she 'd had of articulated vehicles and she replied , ‘ I 've spent my life driving Daddy 's horse-boxes . ’ |
| 8 | It was a spectacular sight — the best I 've had of wild flowers in Britain . |
| 9 | There were some rows of books , bright bed-covers and cushions , some reproductions such as she had once had of Italian paintings . |
| 10 | But this was only one of a variety of vessels , some of them much larger , it seems , used by the Vikings , and it is the accident that they still used them for burials which has enabled a small number to survive — the conversion to Christianity may be said to have deprived us for ever of the best evidence we might have had of medieval navigation as it developed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries . |
| 11 | At this , and most of the many other meetings that he and I have had with African leaders , progress towards democracy and good governance has been discussed . |
| 12 | ‘ It is generally thought from talks I have had with other chairman that there will be between 600 and 800 players released at the end of this season because clubs are seeking to trim their wage bills . |
| 13 | They talked freely together about everything , about her sad life , her worries , her bad health , about how foul the world was , and it was more illuminating than plenty of conversations he had had with educated folk . |
| 14 | Conversations I 've had with countless men in Britain have convinced me of it . |
| 15 | ‘ The trouble I 've had with British Telecom … but that 's not the reason I phoned . ’ |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what consultations he has had with local education authorities in Wales regarding the provisions affecting Wales in the Education ( Schools ) Bill . |
| 17 | Conservative Members would be well advised to heed those words because all the contact that I have had with local government — I am not talking about Labour councillors , but about impartial experts — has shown that those experts believe that the council tax will eventually run into such trouble that it will become unworkable . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Overseas Development Ministers of OECD countries on aid matters over the last month . |
| 19 | ‘ This is a further step forward in building ballistic protection business for Courtaulds Aerospace and follows the success we have already had with military programmes . ’ |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what meetings he has had with hon. Members on each of the proposals for setting up national health service trusts . |
| 21 | Remote rural counties , such as those of mid and north Wales and Cornwall grew at below average rates over both periods until the middle 1970s , since when they have had above average growth . |
| 22 | I saw , and I have had in actual fact , recourse to actually use that service over there , and it 's rather interesting if one can t to say that er in the particular village which I er represent , they actually came up , when I asked a certain question , they gave me a , a , far more than what I actually asked for at the time , but found out who the first village constable was , and I think myself that er , that service over there , it deserves every praise it gets heaped on it . |
| 23 | Numerous questions have been asked in the House about the police national computer , but to my knowledge this is the first opportunity we have had in recent times to discuss wider issues . |
| 24 | As the right hon. Gentleman knows , the essential basics to make sure that things are right are to keep inflation down , to keep interest rates down , to have the right tax structure and to continue with the improved industrial relations that we have had in recent years . |
| 25 | It 's more than we 've had in recent years , judging by the general |
| 26 | The council is aiming at money earmarked for spending on rural development , what the European Commission calls Objective 5b , the status which the Highlands and Islands have been the only Scottish region to have had in recent years . |
| 27 | And to the consideration which you have had in other cases regarding the character of villages and the acceptance that they preserve the special character of historic York . |
| 28 | We think that 'll lead to fairer fining , and I think that 's right , and I welcome what 's going on in north Oxfordshire ; it follows four experiments that the Home Office has had in other parts of the country . |
| 29 | For example , in his attempt to lead a new life , he attributes any success he may have had in conquering lust , anger or pride to God 's grace , a very specifically Christian idea ; and this is a full fifteen months before his conversion to Christianity . |
| 30 | I open wide and accept with ease because sometimes there is much joy to be had in multiple matings in a short space of time . |